The sting of being sent down to the minor leagues last season still fuels Orioles catcher Steve Clevenger. And he's not shy talking about the emotional and frustrating year that was 2014.
Last year, Clevenger easily won the Orioles' backup catching...

With the planned move of the Double A baseball team from New Britain to Hartford next year, the city needs a high-profile, solid baseball team name, one with an old-school feel yet a regal connotation that conjures up tradition and historical...

A key member of the 2003 World Series Champion Marlins, fan favorite Juan Pierre Friday officially announced his retirement. Pierre played the last of his 14 major league seasons as a member of the Marlins in 2013.
Pierre, who turned 38 in August, did...

Connecticut's capital city will become home to a minor league baseball franchise in April 2016.
If all goes as planned, neighboring Rhode Island will follow the same path a year or two later. The Pawtucket Red Sox, one of the most successful franchises...

On a recent day at the Dodgers' spring-training complex, Brett Anderson wondered how his career might have unfolded if not for the various injuries that kept him off the field in recent years.
Glancing over at Clayton Kershaw, Anderson said, "Obviously, in a perfect scenario, I'd be like my guy over here, Clayton, being the similar age and kind of breaking in at the same time."
Their first full seasons in the major leagues were in 2009, with both left-handers showing tremendous promise.
Their...

When Kenley Jansen reports to spring training next week with the Dodgers' pitchers and catchers, there's a chance he won't know the player with the next-door locker.
"All these guys are new to me," Jansen said, "so I have to get to know them when I get to training camp."
So will the fans.
The Dodgers bullpen last year consisted of big-name relievers with star-studded resumes, among them Brian Wilson and Chris Perez. However, the team's new front-office executives have taken a new approach in...

The Orioles enter spring training coming off their best season in 17 years, and while most of the core players from last year's division title-winning team return, most national experts don't expect them to duplicate their 2014 success.
But despite three key free-agent losses this offseason — major league home runs leader Nelson Cruz, longest-tenured Oriole Nick Markakis and lockdown left-handed reliever Andrew Miller — the club has players to fill those holes. After an offseason most have...

Washington's star-studded rotation reports to Florida. Matt Harvey continues his comeback with the New York Mets. Joe Maddon takes over the Chicago Cubs, and Russell Martin gets a closer look at Toronto's pitching staff.
While much of the Northeast and Midwest navigates bitter cold and piles of snow, spring training begins in earnest this week when pitchers and catchers file into camps in Florida and Arizona. World Champion San Francisco is one of four National League teams slated to begin on Thursday,...

The Orioles have added another player to their spring training camp, signing utility infielder Jayson Nix to a minor league deal worth $750,000 if he makes the team. He can add another $50,000 in incentives, a source confirmed.
Nix, 32, played in 41 major league games last year with three teams: the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals. He hit a combined .120 in 83 at-bats. A former supplemental first-round pick of the Colorado Rockies in 2001, Nix is a career .212 hitter...